League One match preview: Hull City versus Wigan Athletic

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 01.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: KCOM Stadium (25400 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Hull City fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Wigan Athletic's 20th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Hull City have the most scored goals (75) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in League One

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

The season is still full of potential for Hull City as they can still win the whole League One. Wigan Athletic are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Hull City form and stats

13 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Hull City, who have the most scored goals (75) in League One, have to build on here at KCOM Stadium in the League One. Hull haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Ipswich Town, 66 days ago.

The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Sunderland in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Fleetwood Town.

The Hull City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 29 in 22 matches. From these home matches, Hull have conceded only 13 goals.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Playing away, Wigan Athletic have won 8 games, drawn 3 and suffered 11 defeats in the League One this season. The fact that Wigan have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Wigan Athletic, as they have won on their previous two travels.

It's the second away game in a row for Wigan, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Shrewsbury Town (placed 18th) in the League One last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Crewe Alexandra.

Wigan Athletic are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 27 away goals from 22 games (in the league). 32 goals have been conceded by Wigan in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Wigan Athletic - Hull 0-5. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Hull victories, two draws and five Wigan Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hull CityM. Wilks
M. Wilks
18 goals
Hull CityJ. Magennis
J. Magennis
15 goals
HullK. Lewis-Potter
K. Lewis-Potter
13 goals

Hull City missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hull City Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 22 7 Played P 7 22 43
25 13 6 Won W 2 8 13
8 4 0 Drew D 0 3 8
10 5 1 Lost L 5 11 22
75 29 11 Scored S 6 27 49
35 13 1 Conceded C 9 32 69
98% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
79% 64% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 73% 70%
47% 27% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 50% 51%
21% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 26%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 23%
40% 27% 0% BTTS BTTS 57% 55% 49%
47% 55% 86% Clean Sheets C S 14% 14% 21%
16% 23% 14% Failed to Score F T 29% 32% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.5 1.1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.1 1.4 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 11.9 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.9 9.8
4.3 4 4.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.1 3.1 3.1
40% 33% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 40% 37%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Hull City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hull City have the fewest conceded goals (13) at home in League One
  • Hull City have the fewest conceded goals (35) in League One
  • Hull City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (15) in League One
  • Hull City have the most clean sheets (12) at home in League One
  • Hull City have the most clean sheets (20) in League One
  • Hull City have the most scored goals (75) in League One
  • Hull City have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in League One
  • Hull City have the the best goal difference (+40) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 43 25 8 10 75 35 22 13 4 5 29 13 21 12 4 5 46 22 40 83
2 Peterborough United 42 24 7 11 73 40 21 15 3 3 47 17 21 9 4 8 26 23 33 79
3 Sunderland 42 19 15 8 63 36 20 9 6 5 28 20 22 10 9 3 35 16 27 72
4 Lincoln City 41 21 9 11 63 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 20 12 5 3 29 14 21 72
5 Blackpool 41 19 11 11 53 36 20 10 7 3 27 17 21 9 4 8 26 19 17 68
6 Charlton Athletic 41 18 12 11 63 51 19 6 6 7 30 33 22 12 6 4 33 18 12 66
7 Oxford United 43 19 8 16 67 53 21 11 4 6 32 20 22 8 4 10 35 33 14 65
8 Portsmouth 42 19 8 15 58 46 21 8 5 8 28 23 21 11 3 7 30 23 12 65
9 Gillingham 43 18 8 17 59 57 21 9 4 8 28 28 22 9 4 9 31 29 2 62
10 Milton Keynes Dons 43 17 10 16 58 58 21 9 7 5 31 25 22 8 3 11 27 33 0 61
11 Ipswich Town 42 17 10 15 41 44 21 11 4 6 22 17 21 6 6 9 19 27 -3 61
12 Accrington Stanley 42 17 10 15 55 61 21 10 5 6 27 22 21 7 5 9 28 39 -6 61
13 Doncaster Rovers 41 18 6 17 58 57 21 11 4 6 33 27 20 7 2 11 25 30 1 60
14 Crewe Alexandra 42 16 10 16 49 56 21 9 6 6 28 27 21 7 4 10 21 29 -7 58
15 Fleetwood Town 42 15 11 16 44 37 22 9 7 6 25 16 20 6 4 10 19 21 7 56
16 Plymouth Argyle 43 14 11 18 51 73 22 11 4 7 30 36 21 3 7 11 21 37 -22 53
17 Burton Albion 42 14 10 18 54 65 21 6 3 12 26 39 21 8 7 6 28 26 -11 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 41 12 14 15 45 50 20 5 7 8 26 27 21 7 7 7 19 23 -5 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 42 12 12 18 50 64 21 7 4 10 28 33 21 5 8 8 22 31 -14 48
20 Wigan Athletic 43 13 8 22 49 69 21 5 5 11 22 37 22 8 3 11 27 32 -20 47
21 Northampton Town 43 11 10 22 38 61 22 8 5 9 20 23 21 3 5 13 18 38 -23 43
22 Rochdale 42 10 12 20 53 72 22 4 9 9 26 40 20 6 3 11 27 32 -19 42
23 Swindon Town 43 12 4 27 50 79 22 8 1 13 24 36 21 4 3 14 26 43 -29 40
24 Bristol Rovers 43 10 8 25 40 67 22 7 2 13 23 31 21 3 6 12 17 36 -27 38

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 43 25 8 10 75 35 22 13 4 5 29 13 21 12 4 5 46 22 40 83
2 Peterborough United 42 24 7 11 73 40 21 15 3 3 47 17 21 9 4 8 26 23 33 79
3 Sunderland 42 19 15 8 63 36 20 9 6 5 28 20 22 10 9 3 35 16 27 72
4 Lincoln City 41 21 9 11 63 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 20 12 5 3 29 14 21 72
5 Blackpool 41 19 11 11 53 36 20 10 7 3 27 17 21 9 4 8 26 19 17 68
6 Charlton Athletic 41 18 12 11 63 51 19 6 6 7 30 33 22 12 6 4 33 18 12 66
7 Oxford United 43 19 8 16 67 53 21 11 4 6 32 20 22 8 4 10 35 33 14 65
8 Portsmouth 42 19 8 15 58 46 21 8 5 8 28 23 21 11 3 7 30 23 12 65
9 Gillingham 43 18 8 17 59 57 21 9 4 8 28 28 22 9 4 9 31 29 2 62
10 Milton Keynes Dons 43 17 10 16 58 58 21 9 7 5 31 25 22 8 3 11 27 33 0 61
11 Ipswich Town 42 17 10 15 41 44 21 11 4 6 22 17 21 6 6 9 19 27 -3 61
12 Accrington Stanley 42 17 10 15 55 61 21 10 5 6 27 22 21 7 5 9 28 39 -6 61
13 Doncaster Rovers 41 18 6 17 58 57 21 11 4 6 33 27 20 7 2 11 25 30 1 60
14 Crewe Alexandra 42 16 10 16 49 56 21 9 6 6 28 27 21 7 4 10 21 29 -7 58
15 Fleetwood Town 42 15 11 16 44 37 22 9 7 6 25 16 20 6 4 10 19 21 7 56
16 Plymouth Argyle 43 14 11 18 51 73 22 11 4 7 30 36 21 3 7 11 21 37 -22 53
17 Burton Albion 42 14 10 18 54 65 21 6 3 12 26 39 21 8 7 6 28 26 -11 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 41 12 14 15 45 50 20 5 7 8 26 27 21 7 7 7 19 23 -5 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 42 12 12 18 50 64 21 7 4 10 28 33 21 5 8 8 22 31 -14 48
20 Wigan Athletic 43 13 8 22 49 69 21 5 5 11 22 37 22 8 3 11 27 32 -20 47
21 Northampton Town 43 11 10 22 38 61 22 8 5 9 20 23 21 3 5 13 18 38 -23 43
22 Rochdale 42 10 12 20 53 72 22 4 9 9 26 40 20 6 3 11 27 32 -19 42
23 Swindon Town 43 12 4 27 50 79 22 8 1 13 24 36 21 4 3 14 26 43 -29 40
24 Bristol Rovers 43 10 8 25 40 67 22 7 2 13 23 31 21 3 6 12 17 36 -27 38

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.